Some political leaders have tremendous skill at inspiring their followers, especially followers from the same political party. During a recent government shutdown, several of these leaders continued to talk and inspire their followers, even as the government remained shut down. Given this state of affairs, which of the rhetorical theorists we have studied is having his pessimistic perspective on rhetoric confirmed, and what is a word he might use (consistent with his writing) to describe the "skills" of the politicians who continued to talk without actually getting results?

Some political leaders have tremendous skill at inspiring their followers, especially followers from the same political party. During a recent government shutdown, several of these leaders continued to talk and inspire their followers, even as the government remained shut down. Given this state of affairs, which of the rhetorical theorists we have studied is having his pessimistic perspective on rhetoric confirmed, and what is a word he might use (consistent with his writing) to describe the "skills" of the politicians who continued to talk without actually getting results?

Some political leaders have tremendous skill at inspiring their followers, especially followers from the same political party. During a recent government shutdown, several of these leaders continued to talk and inspire their followers, even as the government remained shut down. Given this state of affairs, which of the rhetorical theorists we have studied is having his pessimistic perspective on rhetoric confirmed, and what is a word he might use (consistent with his writing) to describe the "skills" of the politicians who continued to talk without actually getting results?




a. Plato/metonymy
b. Aristotle/flattery
c. Cicero/knack
d. Aristotle/knack
e. Plato/knack










Answer: E


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